<p>Chat log of Bridge Base Online session for xx1943 starting at: Tue Feb 06 07:38:16 2007 bilmanager (Lobby): => Club: !H!H!H!H!H!H!H!H!H!H Hello everybody. xx1943 (Al) just opened a teaching table in the BIL. "How to play a suit-contract" He prepared 8 nice hands for you again. !H!H!H!H!H!H!H!H!H!H xx1943: here we are xx1943: Hello everybody. Today a prepared you another 8 boards on HOW TO PLAY A SUIT-CONTRACT. xx1943: You'll find the movie and chatlog of this session on my site just after finish: xx1943: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/Playing%20NT/lesson.htm xx1943: I recommend you to make your kib-setting so, that you ONLY KIB SOUTH: Does everyone know, how to manage this? xx1943: All questions in public please. xx1943: #1 xx1943: now count your loser xx1943: you lost 2!ss already xx1943: you have 2 more loser in !cs, which you can throw on !Ds xx1943: perhaps you have a loser in !Hs, if someone has Jxxx (which is more than 40%) xx1943: we are playing IMPs xx1943: so forget overtricks, you can make your contract sure xx1943: who wants to try? xx1943: ok xx1943: I show you how not to play xx1943: grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr xx1943: and you'll lose a !C despite the high !D at the table bwd1: duck 1st round trump xx1943: you have to draw all the trumps b4 playing !Ds xx1943: Bernie come in Jwig129: i would play a dia to the board ->Jwig129: would not help Jwig129: olay the king first ->Jwig129: East ruffs the 3. round anyway xx1943: go on Bernie Miksa: Al, I think it's better to give this link for Play lessons: http://www.albrecht- hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/lesson.htm xx1943->Club: clap clap clap bwd1: ty xx1943: ty Bernie xx1943: If !Hs were 33 no problem to make 5, but in IMPs you should be careful xx1943: Even in MP you should play this one safe xx1943: you reached a good contract and shouldn't jeopardize xx1943: #2 xx1943: sry phone hope: why West no x? xx1943: you are rite Nada xx1943: West should X xx1943: now if you play lazy, you are down xx1943: you will lose a !H later anyway xx1943: so why not throw it now? and be safe against a 5/0 split of !ss xx1943: if they now play a 4. !D, you can ruff high in dummy xx1943: and hope the !Cs are 33 or Jx xx1943: ouch xx1943: now you are -2 xx1943: 5/0 is very improbable, but if you can secure at no price, just do it. xx1943: #3 kyno40: Hi Al xx1943: you have 1!C and 2-3 !S loser xx1943: the !C can be ruffed, so this seems an easy one xx1943: ouch xx1943: phone once more sry hope: why play in !S and not 3 NT? xx1943: not so easy to find 3NT with !S 44 and 4153 distribution :) leonora3: that was a kind explanation! ->leonora3: ?? leonora3: hope asked why play in !s an not 3N xx1943: now you can make sure of your contract if !ss are not 5/0 xx1943: Same topic as in the hand b4 xx1943: forget the overtricks and make your contract. xx1943: No problem to lose 3!S xx1943: #3 xx1943: sry xx1943: #4 xx1943: count your loser dan99: can y play ->dan99: please ->chicken: too late xx1943->Club: clap clap xx1943: well done dan99: yhx] dan99: thx xx1943: made the small trump "en passant" xx1943: I had another solution xx1943: let me show please dan99: ok xx1943: now WEST cannot draw a third round of trumps dan99: ok sorry dan99: ok i see maysie: how do you work out how many trump rounds to draw? ->maysie: depends ->maysie: you must look at the whole hand xx1943: #5 xx1943: who wants to play? tcyk: oops xx1943: and you'll lose another !D xx1943: with any other lead there is no prob xx1943: you ruff your !D loser and lose 2!Hs and a !D hope: Tks All must leave !H:)!H!H:)!H!H:)!H!H:)!H xx1943: but now xx1943: WEst will draw your last trump xx1943: :( xx1943: the original plan to ruff a !D in dummy doesn't work xx1943: Janno made a ggod start xx1943: now look the hand from the dummy xx1943: dummy has 2!S 1!H 1!D and 1!C loser xx1943: if you manage to ruff the 3 black loser in your hand, you are home xx1943: and you have enough entries xx1943: no problem, if West overruffs, he ruffs with a natuaral trump trick xx1943: If nothing other helps, try to reverse the sight xx1943: look things from dummy xx1943: this is called "dummy reversal" xx1943: ok #6 then xx1943: it is very tempting to finesse the !SQ xx1943: If East has the Q you'll make 6 xx1943: but you you are playing 4 only xx1943: your aim is to make your contract xx1943: if you are in a good contract: BE PESSIMISTIC xx1943: What if West has Qxxx in !S and the finesse loses xx1943: and you lose 3 more !Hs xx1943: you can afford to lose 2!Ss and a !C xx1943: play the J perhaps East covers :) xx1943: now YOu have the control xx1943: West had better not cashed !Q of !ss and you had made only 4 xx1943: #7 xx1943: who wants to try? tcyk: I know how Miksa: wd :) Miksa: wd :) Miksa: sorry :) jannor->Club: ok, that was easy xx1943: clap clap clap jannor: thx xx1943: executed a perfect crossruff xx1943: but you must cash your winners b4 attempting to crossruff xx1943: Is there any lead, which beats the contract? jannor: trump xx1943: yes xx1943: after !S lead you are a trick short xx1943: ok last hand #8 ->jannor: stay xx1943: please no discussion about the bidding Miksa: :) isabable: o xx1943: this is the famous hand, where you make 7!S with 5 HCP xx1943: POINTS SCHMOINTS jannor: wish i had that book:) Miksa: :) you can do it, just do it :) jannor: :) xx1943: it is the best book you can buy xx1943: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/lesson.htm xx1943: to make 7 the trumps must be 11 Miksa: might be confused: 1-1 Alpil (Lobby): => Club: >>> Join #236 ILACY FUN <<< 6 board >>> start in 6 mins <<< Have FUN >> Hurry Up.. xx1943: ok 1/1 xx1943: you have only 3 trumps left xx1943: West opened the bidding with 1!H jannor: ah, yes xx1943: he has all the remaining !Hs Alpil (Lobby): => Club: !H!H!HJoin #236 ILACY FUN <<< 6 board >>> start in 3 mins <<< Have FUN >> Hurry Up.. !H!H!H xx1943: now you established your !Hs xx1943: clap clap clap Miksa: wd! jannor: ty:) Miksa: I like your comments very much and I think it would be nice to incorporate them to the LIN file. And one more: maybe to show thre wrong line of play, than undo and give thre right ... Miksa: play - just to simulate your lesson. Agree? xx1943: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/lesson.htm bwd1: Thank you so much Al appreciated !H jannor: show me one sane person, who bid a slam like this, exept M. Bergen:) isabable: ty great hands al xx1943: please try to open the movie Lesson 12 xx1943: rite Janno xx1943: this hand is not from Bergens book Miksa: ok, link works xx1943: it is much older xx1943: ty Mihailo xx1943: http://www.albrecht-hollstein.de/Bridge/Lessons/lesson.htm maysie: love your teaching - but don't know how to do these clever plays - TY will try LOL ->maysie: you must practice xx1943: ok Miksa: I think we all should recommend this web adress to our bridge friends - very useful learning material there xx1943: c u all next week marijkenz: Thanks Al jannor: thx kyno40: bye ty bwd1: Bye Al :) xx1943: bye all maysie: have pts Schmoints book and love it - see my profile - cheers jannor: bye Miksa: bye isabable: bye al bwd1 (Lobby): Thank you very much Al ->bwd1: your welcome</p>